[BC] iPod warning

[Broadcast List USER]

Richard:

Who fed you that misinformation?

 From Apple's own website, on which they call the battery a battery,  
they have both repair and battery replacement prices.  Battery  
replacement, including labor and return shipping runs between $49 and  
$79.  If you take it into an Apple Store you don't pay any shipping,  
but depending on the state, there may be sales tax on just the parts  
or the parts and labor.

<http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery/>
<http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/#us>

However, unless I had one of the tiny, earlier generation tie clip  
iPods (which I would never buy), I would replace the battery myself.   
I have done other iPod repairs and they are pretty easy to work on.   
Of course, it would be much easier to get into them with the suction  
cup thing they use in the back of the Apple Stores, and I'm sure at  
Apple's repair facility as well.

There are a lot of places which sell replacement batteries, and many  
have higher capacity than the original batteries.

<http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=1225&ref=Google%20iPod%20Battery%20General&title=iPod%20Batteries%20%26%20Power%20Adapters&s_kwcid=TC%7C9594%7CiPod%20replacement%20battery%7C%7CS%7C%7C4335980750&gclid=CKWonfyvqaUCFQl_5QodbjheZQ 
 >

<http://tinyurl.com/2ultdzc>

Other World Computing sells replacement batteries for $15 to $20 and  
will install them for $39.  I am sure you have the skills to do it  
yourself.  They have on-line videos of how do repair iPods, iPhones,  
MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and other Apple equipment.  Other World  
Computing sells the tools you might need.

This place even includes the needed tools with the battery:

<http://www.ipodbatterydepot.com/index.asp?en=google&maingroup=highvolume&adgroup=ipodbatteryreplacement&ad=2&gclid=CLypvrO2qaUCFeYD5QodaQXgaQ 
 >

< http://tinyurl.com/285awkg>

Google "iPod replacement battery" and see what is available.

--chip

On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:30 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 9
> From: RichardBJohnson at comcast.net
>
> If you are planning to get or use an iPod, you need to know that  
> Apple's official position is that it does not have a battery.  
> Instead, it contains a non-replaceable "green energy storage  
> device..." their words.
>
> Furthermore, the warranty is 12 months during which the iPod may be  
> replaced if it fails to retain a charge. After that, you are out of  
> luck because they do not sell or replace these "green energy storage  
> devices."
>
> One friend has a thirteen month old iPod which will retain a charge  
> for only about 15 minutes. Ne needs to throw it away. NotGood(TM) I  
> tried to contact an Apple service center for him and they wanted to  
> charge me $25.00. I am currently composing a letter to Jobs which  
> will be on an attorney's letterhead. I will keep "the list" informed  
> of the outcome.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard B. Johnson